The face-off between the Indian government and anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare ended after the septuagenarian Gandhian activist called off his hunger strike Sunday as Parliament unanimously expressed support for proposed changes to anti-corruption legislation.

But the woes of the Congress party-led national government are far from over.

Several key pieces of legislation that were listed for discussion during the current session of Parliament are now likely off the table given how much time was spent hashing out a face-saving compromise with Mr. Hazare.

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The monsoon session of Parliament that started on Aug. 1 has taken up no other major business as lawmakers of opposition parties halted legislative work for nearly two weeks in a repeat of their winter session protests when issues back then included alleged irregularities in the conduct of last year’s Commonwealth Games and rising prices. The current session of Parliament ends on Sept. 8.

Out of 35 pending bills listed for consideration in Parliament, only four have been passed by both Houses so far. They include: the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill; The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research Bill; Puducherry (Amendment) Bill; The Coinage Bill; and The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2011, according to PRS Legislative Research, a New Delhi-based public interest group that monitors Parliament.

M.R. Madhavan, the head of research at PRS Legislative Research said, “A lot of work needs to be done. But there are not too many days left.” Especially when you consider that there are two public holidays this week.

Some important bills that were expected to be introduced during the current session included the Land Acquisition Bill aimed at defusing longstanding tensions over land purchases by offering farmers more cash for their properties to make way for industrial projects; the Food Security Bill that would guarantee subsidized grain for the poor; a law on wildlife protection; and the Mines and Minerals Bill that would set up a regulatory authority for the country’s mineral sector.

An officer at the Lok Sabha, or lower house of Parliament, told India Real Time Monday: “No major decision was likely to be taken in the next 10 days in view of public holidays and other business.”

The Indian parliament and government offices will be closed Aug. 31 to celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, when Muslims break their month-long Ramadan fast, and on Sept. 1 for the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, the day when idols of Hindu elephant god Ganesh are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by singing and dancing.

On Sept. 5 and 6, the Lok Sabha is expected to take up the motion for the impeachment of Soumitra Sen, who was found guilty earlier this month by the upper house of Parliament of siphoning off large amount of public money in a misuse of his position as a judge of the Calcutta High Court.

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